Director
Jingle Ma
Leading Actors/Actresses
Ahao Wei, Yu Rongguang
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Chen Kun, Hu Jun, Jaycee Chan
Genre
Chinese film, Adventure
Language
Chinese
Awards
Best Actress Award, Changchun Film Festival, Hundred Flowers Award, Shanghai Film Critics Award for Zhao Wei
Date of Release
November 2009
Producer
Jingle Ma, Wang Tian-yun, Jeffrey Chan, Ni Ying, Li Li
Setting and Context
450 A.D. in the Wei province of China during a time of war
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is Mulan's and also to some extent all women who are not allowed to do something because of their gender.
Tone and Mood
The tone is threatening and challenging, with a mood of both optimism and duty.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Mulan is the protagonist. At various times, members of her own army, and the Rouan army, are the antagonists.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is the war with the Rouan army who are intent upon invading and claiming the mineral rich lands for their own.
Climax
Mulan reveals that she is really a woman as she is celebrated by the Emperor for killing Mendu.
Foreshadowing
The threat of a strip search foreshadows Mulan's false confession about stealing the pendant because she is afraid to be revealed as a woman.
Understatement
N/A
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film alludes to real-life historical battles fought within the Chinese provinces during the first century.
Paradox
Mulan is frightened that being revealed to be a woman will bring shame to her family but is not frightened that being seen to be a thief will do the same thing.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between Mulan's success as a general and her commanding officer's jealousy of her.
